Human bones weakened when hunter-gatherers switched to farming
Two studies suggest that during human evolution, our bones became weaker when we switched from being hunter-gatherers to farmers, about 12,000 years ago. Both...
Update 1: NASA’s NuSTAR takes stunning first solar portrait of the Sun
NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) has taken its first picture of the sun.
NuSTAR, the highest power X-ray telescope, has managed to produce the...
Encana sells Western Canadian Montney assets to KKR and Veresen for $412m
Encana Corporation says it is selling its natural gas pipeline and processing assets in northeast British Columbia to a new 50/50 limited partnership of New York’s...
Google unveils first real build of its self-driving vehicle prototype
On Monday Google revealed a fully functioning first real build of its self-driving vehicle prototype. The company says that it will be testing the...
UK economy grew by 2.6% annually, not 3%, official data showed
The British economy did not grow by 3% between Q3 2013 and Q3 2014, but by only 2.6%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
Take cyber threats more seriously, Bank of England tells bankers
Cyber threats pose a serious risk to banks and senior executives need to take them more seriously, the Bank of England’s policymakers warned in...
Thorntons profit warning sent shares plummeting
After warning investors that profits would fall this year, chocolate firm Thorntons’ shares plunged 25% to 86p when the London Stock Exchange opened on...
P&G selling its soap brands Camay and Zest to Unilever Plc
Procter & Gamble Co (P&G) announced it will be selling its soap brands Camay and Zest to Unilever Plc.
P&G said that the sale, for...
Apple releases major OS X security update
A new OS X security update has been released by Apple that fixes an issue with the Network Time Protocol feature.
Earlier this month it...
Massive coral bleaching expected due to climate change, say scientists
Global temperatures are at the highest levels they have ever been in modern history, with ocean temperatures not far behind.
With global warming continuing at...